Gapp

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So I finally got my springs to lower my baby and when I went to remove the rear driver side wheel, one lug nut was tight as hell. Obviously it was cross threaded and seized up pretty good. I had to use a breaker bar to get it off and ended up shearing the stud right off. Made for an interesting beginning...

My question is, does anyone know where I can get a new stud and lug nut replacement. What size is it? Cost?

GBAUER

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any autoparts store will size and sell them. Tap out the old with a hammer, put the new in. Simple.

bigmike8771

what he said, just broke 2 the other day puttin my rims back on... went to autozone, the guy looked on the comp, and off i went... i brought a few extra just in case. they were 1.15 a piece.

Gapp

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Thanks for the info guys. I'm gonna do it ASAP

GBAUER

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you may need to "tap" out the old stud with a sledgehammer, FYI.

Gapp

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Cool. Thanks

Larrio Motors

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Be sure to retighten the lug nut on that wheel stud after you replace it. It will take a few trips to get the wheel stud seated firmly back into the hub knuckle.

What I do is install the wheel stud, put the rotor on, tighten the lug nut on that new wheel stud until it uses the rotor face to "pull" the wheel stud through and to seat it in the knuckle hole

GBAUER

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only works if the nut is open-ended. Normally the 5th gen nuts are not.

NewLoveI30

^ Thats why you put the wheel back on first.

You could also use a bunch of washers, but I didnt mess with that.

Larrio Motors

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I've only seen 4th gens with closed ended nuts. Both my 5th gens came stock with open ended nuts

iwanaMAx

yeah when i broke the studs on my galant i punched it out with a hammer, and used an open end lug nut to set the new stud, took about 10 min

NewLoveI30

Another difference between the 5th and 5.5 gens.

The 5th gen 17's have a center cap covering the lugs which leads me to believe these may have come with open ended nuts. The 5.5's do not, and it wouldn't look very good to have exposed open ended nuts.

I have neither so this is pure speculation. I just find it interesting.

Gapp

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My max came with closed ended chrome lugs on the stock wheels. Luckily, the guy at O'Reilley's had some replacements.
Got a new stud and lug nut for $3 and some change. Not bad...

Appreciate the response guys!

ColdSHO

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depends on which rims came stock the 00-01 17s use open ended, the 02-03 use closed, due to not being under center caps. i dont know about the 16s

Gapp

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Yeah, I've got the 16's. Anybody wanna trade +cash?

BigFly_2K2SE

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I broke a wheel stud and replaced it a few months ago on my 2K2 and it was very easy. My 17" wheels have the closed-ended lugs so I used washers as spacers with the lugs to "pull" the stud into place and had no issues.

Maxima570

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I had new tires put on in september, and I had stripped a few studs putting on the rims over the summer. I think they charged me $8 or $9 per stud. If you only have one or two, they aren't that expensive to have fixed.